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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

1t is evident that the battle flags captured
from the rebel regiments are not to be re-
turned except in the face of some very ener-
getic protests from the veterans of the
North. The idea Of returning these flags is
said TO have originated with Adjutant Gen.
sral Drum, but President Cleveland and the
War Department seem to have entered into
the scheme with great spirit. Its purpose is
alleged to be to promote harmony. By and
bxsemebody will propose, also in the inter-
est Of harmony, to destroy all the records of
the rebellion that can be got at, and il there
happens to be Democratic administration
no doubt the suggestion will be received
with great favor. We suppose the arrivals
OF these battle flags atItheir destinations will
DO the occasion Of some enthusiastic demon
sstSatiaps IN memory of the Lost Cause, at
which Mr.. Jefferson Davis will be called in
TO otficiate, as themosr diistinguished patriot
south Of Mason and Dixon,s line. All of
which will be intensely promo tive Of har-
mony.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

A foreign military critic discusses in the
Journalsof the Military Service Institution
Canada's means Of defence against an inva-
sion of United States militia. The case be
supposes is Of an American attack on Cana
da while England is busy in Egypt or AT
ghanistan with France and Russia. Most
sensible Americans will agree that such a
state of things is hardly supposable, but the
views on the military question which have
been brought out by the article are of some
interest. Quebec, Montreal and Kingston
would be the points most exposed, and the
writer thinks that il the Americans could
assemble on the frontier twenty thousand
well organized men in ten days Montreal
would be invested in four or five DAYS. In
commenting on these ideas, the New York
Sun calls to mind the often forgotten fact
that the United States, though it has a small
standing army, is by no means weak mill
tary power. "The fact is" says the Sun,
that If war were declared by the United
States against Canada at all, the supposed
column Of 10000 men operating against Mon
treal would become at least 100000, even if
hurried thither In the time spoken of. Be-
sides the army and the organized militia,
the United States would have at its service
in good cause multitude of war veterans,
still able to campaign, and hosts of volun-
teers having some military training" But
even If the United States could send half a
million trained soldiers across the border at
weeks notice, Canada would have no
cause for fear so long as she behaved her
self. This she appears to be doing much
better this summer than she did last
The report that Germany Austria and
England are preparing for an alliance to
checkmate Russia in her designs in the Bal
kans and on the borders of Afghanistan
seems quite probable. There are a number
of vexed questions in old world politics that
are likely at any moment to lead to trouble
Bulgaria is yet without prince, and the
spirit of the peoples not such that they will
be likely to choose one satisfactory to Rus
STA if they can help it. Then over in At
ghanistan there is undoubtedly serious
state of affairs. The GhIzais tribe, who re-
volted last autumn and refused to pay the
heavy taxes that the Alneer Abdurrahman
demanded, are still rampant in their rebel
lion, and great battle is expected within a
few days. AT present both armies are hold
ing off for the Mohammedan feast of the
Ramadan, a season deyoutly observed by
the Afghans. This feast will expire on the
sd. Should the Ameer be defeated the re-
suits may be very important. He was elevat-
ed to his throne by British bayonets, and
should he be overthrow British invasion
of Afghanistan would be possibility Since
the troubles which Mr.. Gladstone's cabinet
had with Russia ON the Afghan frontier, the
English have been steadily at work building
railroads to connect British India with the
frontiers Of Afghanistan. On very short no.
tice hundred thousand men Of the army of
India can be thrown into Candahar. English
engineers are also said to be fortifying Herat.
Russia on her side Of Afghanistan is also
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17
A Stylish Black Mare
For Sale or Toilet.

E,0R Sale at bargain. Apply to HENRY
~ TAYLOR, Clark Street Stable, Portland
Maine. iaSdtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

Senator 0. II. Plat of Connecticut has an
nounced himself in sympathy with the anti
saloon movement in the Republican party.
He says, in letter to the chairman of the
Anti-Saloon Republican National Commit
tee: "The saloon is the arrogant and vim
dictive enemy of the Republican party, and
If there were no higher motive than that
born of necessity, Republicans should de-
clare war on the saloon. But there is high
er motive. Liquor selling menaces our free
institutions and the public welfare. The
Republican party. organized to preserve
those institutions, and subserve the public
welfare, must, If it would be true to itself
and its purposes, earnestly oppose liquor
selling. In my opinion such opposition is
not only its duty, but its best policy"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

w ANfED-A girl capable cd doing good
w family cooking in a nice small Summer
uS1palulng mouse near Portland lbe raj wages paid
n,I4, q Table and chamber girl. Address SUM-
slEh GUARDING HOUSE, Press ONCE. 15-1
WANrED-Ae capable girl for general house,
hama WORK WORK Can at 100 NEAL sSTREET, left
"Au" oen. 15-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

EOR sALE-Cottage with lot, on Big Dia-
IL mond Island, partly furnished, contains z
rooms, near shore and avenue; good well and
street. IA19
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

~ large Two story house, one 1 story house;
Dotn places near fine brooks, mineral springs and
groves; situated in Buxton, Ia miles and Pa
miles from Buxton Centre Depot Families desir-
w. @. WEBSTER, City. 9-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

tNOR sALE-Desirable cottage lots on Big
Il Diamond Island, near shore; one OF the best
locations on the Island. N. s. GARDINER, No.
40 Exchange street. 14-I
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

ENOR sALE-A new top buggy, made by one
T. of the best workmen In the city; warranted
In all respects. Apply to JOHN w. DYER, 235
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

INOR sALE-Tw0 story house No. 46 Chest
- street; arranged for two families with lot to
pulld another house; six rooms for each rent; Sc
Dago; owner Is going west; pleas eexamineIabOye.
N. s. GARDENER, No. 40 Exchange street. 1OLi
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

FOR sALE-Stock and fixtures of the Oldest
Il Clothing Store in Portland; favorable OPP
pOrtunlty Tor an energetic man who wishes to
engage In the Clothing and Quitting Business
ALTERED HASKELL, NO. 372 Fore st. SO
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

FOR sALE-The farm at Ferry Saco, known
IL as Ferry House Farm, containing about %
acres; il is on the banks Of Saco River, near the
sea and is one Of the finest places on the coast for
a summer residence. Apply TO L. III. BANKS,
bluuetOrd, Maine. 1O-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

EOR sALE-1 family horse, phaeton of H.
- Thompson's make, 1 double carriage OF H.
Ihompson's make, harness, all In good order.
One small tenement house to rent, OF 8 rooms, on
oxford street. Address RUFUS DUNHAM,
Deering, Me. I4-I
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

ITO LET-A desirable up stairs rent Of seven
"A rooms, bath room and modern cOnvenences,
corner cumberland and Casc0 SITS. Apply TO
CHAS. l.. WILLIAMS, No. I9I Middle street
Casco Bank Building. 1871
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

NOR sALE-Damond Island lots, Nos 900
IL Sunset and 222 Summit Avenue WILLIS
M. CHENERY, 241 and 243 Middle 81. l4-I
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-17

Flowers for the blooming graduate--him-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04
FEATHERED PROPHETS.
Peculiar Notes FOretelling Rain S0und<
by Certain species Of Birds.

Peculiar Notes Foretelling Rain Sounded
by Certain species Of Birds.
Quite a number of birds announce
the coming of rain; for instance. the
magpie. the owl. the yellow thrush and
the greenfinch. This is also done by
means Of peculiar notes which they
never sound on other occasions. Mic
olartlot has essayed to reproduce these
notes by letters. There are also storm
birds, sO-called procellaria, which in a
similar manner-that is to say. by the
use of certain peculiar sounds-predict
the coming of storm. even long
time in advance. Birds thus can feel
and announce the coming of rain and
storm; and the ancients ascribed to
them the faculty of prediction. In
their flight and in their voices indica-
tons of coming events were sought.
The augurs of old bad established a
whole science of the flight and the
voices of birds. Nor is it improbable
that training was resorted to, to aid in
procuring such predictions-that is to
say, to create favorable or unfavorable
omens. whichever might happen to
best suit the plans of the priests
at the time. Louis Napoleon. in
our nineteenth century, intended to
convince the French people, by
the aid of trained eagle which was to
have alighted on his head ut the right
moment. that he was the predestined
successor Of his great uncle. NicOlardot
does not go quite so far as the augurs
of the ancients, but he also ascribes to
birds a prescience of coming events. es-
pecially of approaching misfortune. to
which feeling they lend expression by
certain peculiar sounds. As an example
he cites tale from O'Meara's ''Voice
from st. Helena" When the French
entered Moscow, this author relates a
great flock of ravens came and settled
on the towers of the Kremlin. From
there these birds. to which the ancients
asbribed great sagacity, came flying
down close to the heads of the soldiers,
tapped their wings, and kept up con-
tinuous croaking. The troops Were
much disheartened by this occurrence
and feared misfortune. Shortly before
the terrible conflagratiOn broke out all
the ravens had disappeared, flying
away in great numbers.-Le5er Land
and Neer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Better stick to the farm rather
than become '.stick" IN the CITY,
Field AID Farm.
Horses enjoy the kind familiarity
Of their owners and drivers. and work
more cheerfully with than without it.
Chicago Journal.
| 1T is certain that it costs less in the
long run to feed and tend the poultry
stock properly than to keep them in .
half-starved and neglected condition.
~ y Times.
"A stone fence only wants binding
crosswise. it does not fall down length
wise. A crooked rail should never be
put in the fence near the bottom. A
crooked rail, like crooked man. makes
more trouble than it is worth-better
make wood of it.-Uestern Rural.
| Plant on the roadside the whole
length of the farm. such trees as natur-
ally grew on the same place. Put them
eight feet from the line. Have some
planted around the dwelling. and in
the gullies and waste places. where
nothing else can grow. and cover the
country with trees. They will help the
climate and water supply.-SaB Fran
cisco Chronicle.
| This is the Caterers recipe for mo-
lasses candy: One quart of molasSes.
quarter pound brown sugar. two table,
spoonfuls best essence of lemon. Let
the molasses boil. then put in the sugar,
when half done, put in the butter. add
the lemon when YOU take it off the fire.
Boil one hour, stirring it. Pour into
buttered plates when done, and keep
in cold place.
To prevent creaking hinges to
make latches slide easily, and. indeed,
to reduce any refractory iron work t.
terms. the application of soft lead
pencil is equally as effective as oil.
One clear advantage is that the use Of
the pencil for this purpose obviates the
chances of soiling the hands or gar.
ments. while the annoyance is ordina-
rily removed by very few touches Of
the pencil.-Erchangs.
The wise suggestion is made that
there should be instituted a system Of
equality in the children's bedrooms.
the boys room being made and kept "a
pretty and cosy as the girls and n:
scrupulously clean. as is too commonly
the case. barely furnished with only the
strictest necessaries, and in state q
untidiness and disorder.-N y. Eran.
. liner.
The artificial honey now made in
New York is so close to the genuine
that only the experts can detect the
difference. 1t is in racks, the same a:
the natural product, and now and then
the wings and legs Of few dead bees
are to be found to further the decep
ton. 1t can be sold at profit for ten
cents per pound. and the honey-bee
may go.-Detroh Free Press.
One of the most important values
Of fertilizers is their action on quick
growing crops. Strawberries. for ex-
ample, must gather most Of their food
in few weeks, and in that time must
have it in super-abundance in most
available form. Grass, on the other
hand. takes as many months to perfest
its growth. and plenty of time to gather
its food. which is about the same for
one-half 4 ton of timothy as for five
thousand quarts Of strawberries.-uoD-
fran[ HineSS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04
4 Byronic Joke.

John Taylor, in his "reminiscences.
tells us that he was much in the habit
of visiting the green-rOom Of Drury
Lane Theater in order to cultivate an
acquaintanceship with Lord Byron.
He always" says Ta!:or. received
me with great kindness. and particu-
larly one night when had returned
from a public dinner and met him in
the green-room- had by no means
drunk much wine. vet rs l seemed to
him to be somewhat heated. and APP
peared to be thirsty. he handed me a
tumbler Of water. as he said. to dilute
."-DetroI Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04
SPRING MILLINERY.
Coming Fashions In the Shapes and Col.
ors Of Hats and Bonnets.

Coming Fashions In the Shapes and Col.
0rs Of Hats and BOnnets.
The spring importatiOns Of wholesale
millinery houses repeat in straw many
of the shapes already seen in the winter
bOnnets and hats. Small bOnnets and
large hats will both be worn during the
coming season. Importers predict the
general use of fancy braids, though
many Milan straws are shown in dark
shades of color. There is an effort to
introduce lower crowns. but high square
crowns are shown on all the hats and
nearly all the bOnnets thus far opened.
BOnnets remain very close at the side.
the trimming being massed on top by
the milliner in various ways to suit her
fancy and the face of the wearer.
While it is anticipated that ribbons and
piece velvet will be standard trimmings
for spring and summer. there are many
fancy gauzes which will be used with
flowers and for yelling flowers. There
is growing tendency to make bonnets
individual in style, so that no two bon-
nets shall be alike; this necessitates the
use Of \ variety Of materials in TRIM
ming. and ostrich pompOns. tips.
aigrettes Of feathers. and aigrettes AID
piques Of fine flowers will all be used.
The colors of the spring will be on
subdued orler or if any rich colors are
used the aim will be to blend them 50
carefully that there will be nothin:
pronounced or bizarre in the effect.
There are many rose tints among the
new colors which will probably take the
place Of the brilliant cardinal and red
shades Of the previous seasons These
rose shades are shown in various tones
of color from fade tapestry pink
known rs ''old rose" to the briiIian:
Charles the Tenth colors which repe:f
the shades and tints of the Wild ross.
and are usually Called ''eglantine" coz
ors. Other pink shades are vsriously
known IS ''crustacies" ans! vernon
Japan" which in its palest tint ap-
proaches in color the brilliant hue Of
the japanese minnow and in the dark
est shades becomes purIaish magenta
The ..fiammant" shades Of red are n
brilliant scarlet color. The beautiful
blne-green tint of last season. called
.'Salambo. is imported again under
the name of pigeon-green- Eenais-
ssnee green in a color a shade darker
than Nile green's fade tapestry
tint taken from the old green Il Gobc-
lin embroidery. Pale Severes blues in
greenish tones arc shown in several
shades. Fellows range in color
from the pale primrose yelloxs
to the deep orange shades. fur-
pies are imported in many shades
and tones Il color, there are
reddish purpaes called this season
'.anemone" On the importers cards of
color. but these are better known by
their old name Of heliOsrope; there arc
pale lilacs. lavenders and violet pur-
Piles. Natural beige tints. drabs and
standard colors complete the list OF
tints and shades lis anticipated that
two or more shades Of the same color
viii be considered in better taste in
millinery than strong contrast. whence
some milliners speak doubtingly OF the
pronounced shades Of rose introduced
this spring. although these eOlors ara
very popular in PariA-N T. Tr'6sss.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04

She desired to go on deck with me
and l finally consented. meaning TO
keep her under the companion. half-
way up the ladder.
took big top-coat belonging to
the captain and buttoned her up in it.
and also tied his fur cap over her head.
so that she would be well protected
from the wind. while the coat would
keep her dress close against her.
l then slipped on my oil-skins, and
taking a strong grip of her hand TO
steady her, led her up the companion
ladder.
DO not come any farther" said L
wherever you go 1 will CO." she
answered, grasping my arm.
Admiring her courage and stirred
by her words, which were as dear to
me as kiss from her lips would have
been. 1 led her right on to the deck
over to windward, and made her sit
on small coil of rope just under the
rail.
The sea was no heavier than it had
been since the early morning, and yet
10y short absence below had trans
formed it into q sublime and stupen-
dous novelty.
You will remember that not only
was the Grosvenor a small ship. but
that she lay deep. with a free board
lower by a foot and a half than she
ought to have shown.
The height from the poop-rail to the
water was not more than twelve feet;
and it is therefore no exaggeration to
say that the sea, running from fifteen
to twenty feet high, stood like walls
on either side of her.
To appreciate the effect ofsuch sea
upon q ship like the Grosvcnor, you
must have crossed the Atlantic in a
hurricane, not in an immense and
powerful ocean steamer. but in a yacht.
But even this experience would not
enable yon to realize our danger; for
the yacht would not be overloaded with
cargo; she would probably be strong,
supple and light; whereas the Gros-
venor was choked to the height of the
hold with seven hundred and iiftv tons
of dead weight, and was Nova Scotia
soft-wood ship. which means that she
might start 4 butt at any moment. and
go 10 pieces III one VI ner Irl9ntiul
sweeps downward.
l sounded the we'll and found that
the ship had thus far withstood the
strain and was still perfectly tight l
communicated the news to the boat
swain who nodded his head. but 1
noticed his face wore an anxious look
and that he watched the ship very
closely each time she pitched with e.
ira heayineSS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04

An English alliterative triumph is
the following line, composed by lady
in the year 1900 on the occasion Of u
gentleman of the name of Lee planting
a lane with lilaes:
Let lovely lilacs line Lees lonely lane.
In which not only every word. but
every syllable, commences with the
same letter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04

A woman will tell her friend that
her bonnet doesn't fit. that her new
dress wants taking in the waist. or let
ting out in the hustle. or something
like that, but no woman will ever tell
even her bitterest enemy that her baby
is anything but absolutely Perfection
San francisco Chronicle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04

Nine Of the Wells. Fargo & Co.
stages were stopped last year by high
waymen. who got but one Thousand
dollars for their paiRA
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04
The Story of a Wreck.
Thrilling and Romantic Account Of
a Mutiny at SEQ.
EY w. CLARK RUSSELL.
CHAPTER xXIL.-CoxrrxuEp.

VHAPTEH AAll.-COyTINCEO-
wanted them to bear a hand in get.
ting rid of the stay-sail, for. with the
wheel hard down, the ship showed 9
tendency to fall Off But it was i'm
possible for me to make my voice
heard could only wave nv hand
the boatswaIn understood the gesture,
and l saw him motion to Cornish to
clear off the forecastie. He then ran
over to leeward and let go the foretop-
mast staysail sheet and halyards. and.
this done, he could do no more but
take to his heels.
The hullabaloo was frightful-the
laundering of the sails, the swapping
and cracking of the sheets.
Boom, | knew 1t must follow. II
was choice of two evils-to poop the
ship or lose a mast.
Down came the top-mast, splinter
ing ard crashing with a sound that
rose above the roar of the gale, and in
minute was swinging against the
snroud-an awful wreck to behold in
such scene of raging sea and buried
decks.
1t was only by the most desperate
exertions and gallant efforts that the
boatswain and Cornish succeeded in
cutting away the rattle that encum-
bered the decks and threatened the i'm
mediate destruction of the ship. Drawer
and better work than these two men
performed was never seen. And vet
only the day before one of these men
was mutineer, blood-stained already,
and prepared for new murders!
Strange translation! from base
villainy to actions heroical! But
those who know sailors best will
least doubt their capacity of gauging
extremes
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04

Ess. 1t would be better for the farm
ers of this country If. while thinking of
this and that particular duty, the duty
on wool or beans, on potatoes or eggs.
they were also all keen.y aware that
the upbuilding and broadening of I'll
industry is the one thing which insures
to agriculture sn adequate reward. 1t
is not the first or most vital question to
the farmer whether he can profitably
grow this or that particular crop. but
whether he is to be mainly dependent
upon markets across the sea, in which
products Of abject poverty in India or
South America are sold to consumers
scarcely further removed from pauper-
ism because employed in British mills.
II no better market can be permanent
" assured to the American farmer for
the great part of his products. no duty
On this or that article will do him much
goOd.-N. 7. Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04

The Indian still holds 13l, 000. 0C0
acres in this county.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04

Paris recently reached record Of
.hree hundred divorces in one day.